With the ascension of Charles III to the throne, I look back at poems that mention the two previous Charleses.
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Poems about Charles I and II
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Actors of Color in New Tolkien Drama
While some critics, perhaps revealing their racism, are complaining about actors of color in “Ring of Power,” here’s why the casting is good.
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Childhood Books Recollected in Tranquility
I continue to revisit the books I loved as a child–and want to figure out what to keep and what to dispose of.
Serena and Venus Transformed Tennis
Serena Williams changed tennis, as this Tony Hoagland poem makes clear.
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Pots Turned on the Wheel of Life
Jeremiah imagines God as a destructive potter. For Longfellow, the potter is inscrutable destiny.
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Comic Twitter from a Master
More comic tweets by my favorite master of the medium (i.e., my English professor son)
